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Leadership & Communication
Gender Agenda: The lady vanishes
By Jenny Strachan* On June 12, 1902, Australia became the first country in the world to give women** the right to vote AND the right to stand for Parliament. Exactly 110 years later, in 2012, I decided to commemorate and celebrate this huge leap forward for women by putting together a performance piece called the…
16 Jan 2015, by Informa InsightsTransport & Logistics
Why is light rail so attractive as a transport network?
Graham Sibery is Executive Director, Rail Operations and Safety, Department of Transport and Infrastructure, SA. He will be speaking at the Light Rail Conference, 5-6 March 2015 in Sydney. Watch this interview with Graham on why Light Rail is such an appealing alternative to other transport networks. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qjy6asuBFIs] South Australia is one step ahead of much…
16 Jan 2015, by Informa InsightsTransport & Logistics
Communication key in ensuring G20 security | Graham Coleman
Graham Coleman is presently the Acting Assistant Commissioner, Program Executive of the Queensland Police Service G20 Group. He will be speaking at the National Transport Security Summit in Melbourne, 4-5 March. We sat down with Graham in the lead up to the event to talk about the particular security challenges such a large-scale operation required:…
15 Jan 2015, by Informa InsightsEducation
8 Teaching & Learning trends set to reshape Higher Education in 2015
From MOOCs to mobile learning, the past few years have seen the rise of plenty of new learning technologies and approaches with the potential to revolutionise traditional higher education. So far, the revolution has been less than total – but with external policy pressures now bearing even more strongly on Australian universities, have we reached…
15 Jan 2015, by Informa InsightsMining & Resources
What are the key iron ore themes and factors for 2015?
In the lead up to the 18th Annual Global Iron Ore & Steel Forecast we asked experts from CRU Analysis and Wood Mackenzie what they think are the key iron ore themes and factors for 2015. Here is what CRU's Iron Ore Team had to say: > The displacement cycle continues. Who’s next in line after…
14 Jan 2015, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Advocating dementia-friendly communities
In the lead up to the 6th Annual National Dementia Congress 2015, we had the chance to speak to Kate Swaffer, Consultant, Alzheimer’s Australia and Consumer Advocate, about creating and supporting dementia-friendly communities to empower people living with dementia. Kate is living well with a diagnosis of younger onset dementia and has a focus on changing the…
14 Jan 2015, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Data driving improvement in healthcare
Improving the documentation, accuracy and use of patient data is imperative within the evolving healthcare landscape of today. Actively improving how patient related data is captured and then utilised has become high on every hospital's priority list as data is now an important source of proving activity and increasingly used in areas such as securing…
13 Jan 2015, by Informa InsightsEnergy & Utilities | Mining & Resources | Planning & Design
3 Q&A’s with Geoff Ross of Airservices Australia
How does one manage 4 million flights a year through 11% of the world's airspace? Geoff Ross from Airservices Australia sheds some light about air traffic control rooms including the Integrated Tower Automation Suite (INTAS) project. Tell us a little about the INTAS Project? The delivery of services to the aviation industry by Airservices Australia…
12 Jan 2015, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Dementia: Language and stigma
Post by Kate Swaffer, Consultant, Alzheimer’s Australia and Consumer Advocate. She is also the author of the "Creating life with words: Inspiration, love and truth" blog. As the incidence of dementia rises globally, the rate and scale has forced governments to make it a health priority, and from a consumer’s perspective, it is therefore very…
12 Jan 2015, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Important aspects on preserving quality of life with dementia
Person centred care puts the individual first before their illness in designing their care by valuing the person, maintaining the person's personal identity, cultural background, personal history, understanding their perspective on the quality of life and involving family and friends as care partners. This type of therapy is considered important in managing symptoms and providing…
9 Jan 2015, by Informa InsightsInforma Connect Australia is the nation's leading event organiser. Our events comprise of large scale exhibitions, industry conferences and highly specialised corporate training.
